Ruslan Provodnikov

Ruslan Mikhailovich Provodnikov is a Russian professional boxer and politician. He held the WBO junior welterweight title from 2013 to 2014, and challenged once for the WBO welterweight title in 2013 against Timothy Bradley, in a fight that was named Fight of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. During the prime of his career, Provodnikov was known as a highly aggressive pressure fighter possessing formidable punching power and an exceptionally durable chin.